GTrr 3.0

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I will be doing renders and stuff.. but here's just something bare (without trying to play cool) looking at the final setup.


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Hey Timppaq, fantastic work mate on the latest GTrr 3.0.
Is it possible to still reverse mount the pedals?
The drink holder is a great idea...a nice touch.:-D
Is the GTrr 3.0 for sale like the 2.0 was?
 
Thanks for the comments and nice to hear you like it :)

I probably can ship the sheet parts to foreign countries as well, when, how much, and what configuration is still open. :cheers:

(and yes, it's still similarly possible to invert the G25/7 pedals as earlier.)

Stay tuned, and here's the latests:

Pretty happy with the keyboard holder even though the screws under the G25/7 were giving me a tough time..

TO DO -list (in no particular order):
- support for HotasWarthog (ThrustMaster)
- 3-screen setup
- buttonboxes?
- additional parts to help the stability if used without the "seat frame"

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Hmmm, nice!:D
Sorry to bring this subject up again; however...I have a hydraulic brake pedal and you have to use a fair amount of pressure to reach maximum brake force. Do you think the current configuration could handle it?

The cup holder is a great idea...I'm not sure what your cup holder diameter measurement are but...maybe its possible to make it large enough to fit a stubble cooler (can cooler?) in it as well?

I love the Button box idea, I'm interested to see what idea's you come with for it.💡
 
You can always make the pedal plate stronger by adding something either under or overside of it.. (see pic) but even without I'm sure it'll hold a lot. Can you post a pic of the pedal set you're using?


Cup holder hole diameter is 80mm atm. How much it would need to be? (40mm "deep")

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Sorry for slow reply mate.
I'm currently using the G25 pedal set however I swapped out the brake pedal for the hydraulic perfect pedal:
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Your cup holder at 80mm diameter will fit the can and cooler perfectly.:D
40mm height is great too.
I enjoy looking at the detail in the GTrr.
There is alot of potential for customization...I think thats what I love most.:-)
 
Thanks! I'm on hols now (visiting parents), will be back on my own place tomorrow evening. I will devote the rest of the week to get this finished and all the manufacturing drawings made. Then I'll order the first patch.

What I would appreciate is if you could give me some examples of common button boxes (I know there is a million different ones) to use as an example and design some general ideas to fit them into the rig :)

and cheers, the main 'philosophy' with gtrr is to maintain as easy modifiability as possible. It will be later possible to order custom design parts if one wants to :)
 
Been so busy lately, but I have put thought to how; specifically where on the frame a button box could be attached.

A number of prerequisites for button box:
1). Is close enough to easily use buttons without having to take your eyes of the road.
2). Doesn't block view to screen (with possibility of triple screen setup taken into consideration).
3). Can be optionally moved depending on where the shifter unit is mounted.
4). Doesn't make it awkward or difficult to get in and out of the cockpit.
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I think a good solution to allow for the greatest range of button box sizes and shapes to fit with the rig, while taking into consideration the above prerequisites is to have it mounted off the shifter unit bracket/ adapter.
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Perhaps it could be mounted off the same bolt as the shifter plate?
With an L bracket that would allow the buttons to be facing left or right, depending on which side the shifter unit is mounted on.
If the L bracket used just one bolt it would have enough adjustment to swivel to the desired angle.
I hope all this make sense.
 
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Hey Timpaq, how's you going with the latest modelling? I'm so keen to see what you come up with!:dopey:
On another thought I've been thinking about lateral stability of the rig minus the seat section.:)
 
I took the Derek Speare race king r12 as an example as that is possibly one of the most difficult bb's to mount (? ..at least it is big and heavy - and really cool too!) Sorry sloppy 3d model of the bb :p

First option (draft).. (glue or small screws between the mounting plate & BB)

It would be possible to make a integrated wheel plate/button box plate, but that obviously would be more of a custom solution.. possible, but would cost a bit more..

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Another option could be to mount the BB on the other side but on similar position as the beer holder is on..

It's kind of difficult to keep the look tidy with such massive button box. But I would really like to maintain as sleak appearance as possible. So I'd rather not have those "extended" mounts for the BB..




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here's the second option without the mounts. I would mount it to the seat frame (easily done).


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Hmmm I like the first idea best....that is having the BB mounted where the mouse pad was.
However I can't tell from the images...would the angle be adjustable so as to face you more? It might be a bit flat to read the button descriptions that I guess would be very helpful when you have that many buttons.

I thought the idea of attaching it to the seat frame; while easily done, would rule out the chance of mounting a conventional lever style e-brake.

Just some more thoughts, hope I'm helpful.:)
 
You are helpful, thanks for the comments!

- No, if done like this the angle would not be possible to change, unless you change the angle of the wheel plate too. I can try to think ways to get some adjustment there.. but it generates a few problems.. One is the space available, you quite soon start to get the BB in front of the monitor (3 screens), and you hardly can go lower as it's already close to the shifter. A smaller BB would surely be a lot easier to mount freely. Still I don't think you need to be able to read anything from a label text.. you should know your buttons by heart if you really mean to race with good pace :). I'll post some pics with a preliminary 3-screen setup so you can more easily see the "space issue" with a BB of this size.

Also, I'd like to keep the BB on the right side to keep the left side of the rig (read: one of the sides) clean.. so that if you locate the rig next to wall the wiring etc. can be more easily made hidden.

Lever style e-brake could still fit between the BB and the seat.. basically depends of the dimensions. Will sketch a simple model for the e-brake to keep it in the loop too. (I'll go a bit further with the second option next time)


Btw, I recommend everyone getting a keyboard with that mouse-pad (whatever it is called, similar to laptop), so you don't need the "real" mouse.. Thanks ISR's Darin for the cue..
 
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I absolutely agree with using a touchpad integrated keyboard...save the wires and the space on the rig.:)

Yeah a BB the size of the DSD Race King is a major item to fit in. I'll wait and see how your next sketches look.

It's great your thinking about tidy wiring...makes the whole finished product look far more polished.
Keep up the good work mate.👍
 
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^that is finally being built! :D

First pics..

Built a jig for sawing using the side plates :p :












More pics to follow! :cheers:
 
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I love the project 👍.

I did want to mention one thing I noticed about your cup holder, I've made a few for sim rigs and I'd recommend spreading the top and bottom parts out farther (I've used a 3" spread, with a 3" hole up top, this fits a pint glass perfectly like the one above). This is simply to keep the drink secure, I've knocked my drink many times while driving and the only thing that prevented a spill was having the large spread between these 2 pieces.
I assume these are sandwiched between the aluminum tubing, so I can see why they're close together.

Anyway I apologize for being so pedantic about a simple cup holder.
 
Thanks! :cheers:

And no problem being pedantic! I could spread the two parts further away from each other easily by adding another similar piece in between the plates (yes it's a sandwich). Will see how it works once I get to the fun part (driving & drinking!).
 

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